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Word: Canton
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Old French, literally ‘corner’, from Provençal, based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus (see cant)
Definition:
a subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes
Short Definition:part of country
Examples:- they rejected the possibility of dividing the country into cantons
Definition:
a square charge smaller than a quarter and positioned in the upper (usually dexter) corner of a shield.
Short Definition:symbol
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